gallery3Peru photos gallery - Uros Islands floating Islands of the Uroshttp://www.goperutravel.com/pictures/rss/feed/gallery/album/661
5 km / 3 miles west of the Puno harbor (20 minutes by boat)<br />
The Uros Islands (3810 masl / 12.497 fasl) number around 20 and are located in the Bay of Puno. Three to ten Uro-Aymaras families live on each one. They roof their houses with totora reed carpets, although some families have replaced their traditional roofs by metal ones. The largest Islands are Tupiri, Santa María, Tribuna, Toranipata, Chumi, Paraiso, Kapi, Titino, Tinajero, and Negrone.<br />
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The Uros call themselves Kotsuña, “the lake people”, and their origins go back to eras before the Incas. They hunt wild birds and maintain traditional fishing methods, especially those used for the carachi and the silverfish. The men are skillful handlers of the totora reed boats, and the women are expert knitters.<br />
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The characteristic cold and dry weather of the region is tempered in this area thanks to the constantly evaporating water of the large lake.en-usWed, 19 Dec 2018 02:49:27 -0500Wed, 19 Dec 2018 02:49:27 -0500P1270818Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:33:57 -0500